HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager command line interface user guide (AG781-96016, March 2009)

ExpandPartitionEx command
Syntax
ExpandPartionEx -Drive Letter:, -By ExtendByNumberOfBytes, ~
-StoragePool PoolName
or
ExpandPartionEx -Drive Letter:, -Size CurrentSizeInBytes, ~
-Extend ExtendByPercent, -StoragePool PoolName
Description
This is a modified version of the ExpandPartition command (the -Size is the number of bytes—not
megabytes). This command expands both a VSM virtual disk and its corresponding partition (file
system).
NOTE:
A virtual disk with PiTs on it, or which is in a synchronous mirror group, cannot be expanded.
The drive letter must be followed by either a colon or $ sign. The -Size argument is expressed as
the number of bytes in scientific notation (for example, 1.234e8). The minimum size is 1 GB.
You can use the -By to directly define the expansion size. Alternatively, the -Size (in bytes) , with
the -Extend (in percent) , determines by how much to expand the partition. In this case, the expansion
size is determined by the multiplication of the -Size and -Extend arguments.
NOTE:
• This command is valid only for primary partitions on Windows 2003/2008.
• Do not run this command with Windows Disk Manager open.
Examples
This example extends a partition by 1 GB. Note the quotation marks around the size value; they are
mandatory in locales where the decimal symbol is a comma.
ExpandPartionEx -Drive Q:, -By “1.07374e+9”, -StoragePool PoolName
This example extends an approximately 5 GB partition by 20 percent. Note the quotation marks
around the size value; they are mandatory in locales where the decimal symbol is a comma.
ExpandPartionEx -Drive Q:, -Size “5.3688e+9”, -Extend 20, ~
-StoragePool PoolName
PurgeVirtualDisks command
Syntax
PurgeVirtualDisks -Template RootName, [-Group GroupRootName,] ~
-Keep NumberToKeep
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